Cincy Trip - Riverfront Fun

Tuesday was our free day so we started by just driving around the downtown area and everyone fell asleep - it was a long day at King's Island the day before.  So we continued to drive around a little longer to let them rest.  Once we parked and woke everyone up, Luke & Paige were beasts!  It really wasn't the best start to the day.



So I asked Luke to take a picture of the 3 of us that were excited for the day! Ha!



Once we found the splash pads and park stuff, everyone perked up and the day quickly turned around (thank goodness!).



The riverfront is so fun!



There are little parks all along the way and splashpads too (all free fun!).















These swings were so nice - we sat there for about 30 minutes just relaxing!









These two were having so much fun together!





And then Paige busted in too! :)



Look how cute they are!



We went to get some lunch and Luke decided that we should rent one of the bikes we saw. So...we did and I'm so glad! We were all laughing so hard!







As we were riding, we came across another hidden park!





After our bike ride, it was time to put on some swimsuits and really hit the fun splash pads!

But first, a carousel ride!





They all had so much fun running around in the water!



















Our last stop of the day was for ice cream of course! They were out of Cubs helmets - Cub fans travel well :)





We headed back to the hotel and just warmed up some leftovers in the room for dinner, had some leftover birthday cake from Ty's party and then hit the pool. I would have never heard the end of it if the kids didn't get to swim at the hotel.



And a little video!



It was another great day!

Cincy Trip - King's Island

Monday we headed to King's Island Amusement Park in Mason, OH.  This was just about a 30 minute drive from our hotel.

They have an area called Planet Snoopy that has soooo many kid rides!  It was perfect!  There are even 2 roller coasters that are a little bigger.  They are larger than the standard dragon roller coaster from carnivals, but not quite as big as the others.  It was perfect!

As soon as we walked into Planet Snoopy, we saw Peppermint Patty.  Paige was so cute with her!







We ALL could go on the first ride - it was an elevated ride that gave a little tour of Planet Snoopy. The boys rode together and then us girls :)

This was one of the kids favorite ride - Linus Launcher! I was really impressed with how brave they both were. Most of the time Paige had no idea what she was going on until it was time to get on.













He's always pointing at something!



The bumper cars were hilarious - Paige just spun in a circle the whole time and Luke couldn't get off the wall!



Twinsies!



More characters!





This was a fun ride and helped to cool us off a bit - it was a hot day!!! (See Luke behind us!)



They're getting ready to take off on one of the bigger roller coasters in Snoopy Land! They loved it!





We found some shade and took a break for lunch!

And some ballet!



And then it was time for the Peanuts Party - this might have been Ty's favorite part of the day!









After some dancing, we changed into our swimsuits. Luke, Paige, and I conquered the log ride!



(Paige isn't crying - just wiping her eyes!)



And then Wally & Luke went on the White River Canyon rafting ride.

One of the best parts of King's Island is that Soak City waterpark is attached and included in your ticket price!



After about 3 hours at the waterpark, we changed back into our clothes and hit up some more rides!

One of bigger roller coasters in Planet Snoopy was a feet dangling one! Luke and I took that one on - he loved it and I was reminded of my love of roller coasters too!

After riding a big roller coaster, Luke wasn't thrilled to be going on the "little" rides with Paige!



We finished all of the rides in Snoopy Land and then we headed to the Stunt Car roller coaster for Wally & Luke to go on. This was a thrill level 5 (out of 5) so Luke was super excited. It didn't go upside down, but I have a feeling those rides are coming soon!

By this time, it was about 9:30 at night. I said, "Let's get some ice cream!" so we did and then it started downpouring - oops! So we made a mad rush to our car and saw the fireworks as we were driving away. It was a super fun day. The waterpark was the perfect break to the day and we all had a blast!